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Dakota Electric members donate more than $28,000 to those in need
Dakota Electric Association distributed $28,719 in 2015 through its Helping Neighbors® program to the Community Action Program, The Salvation Army and 360 Communities for local energy assistance. In 2015, giving was up almost $1,500 from […]
Employee charity program raises more than $24,000 for causes
Dakota Electric Association and its employees have raised $24,717 for charities through its employee led program called Dakota Cares.
Each year Dakota Electric’s employees hold a variety of fundraising events and […]
DataBank secures rebate check of more than $108,000 from Dakota Electric
Dakota Electric Association recently presented DataBank with a rebate check for $108,566 for installing high-efficiency air conditioning, a computer room cooling system, building automation and LED lighting in its new Eagan facility. One of the […]
360 Communities receives $10,000 from Dakota Electric and CoBank
Dakota Electric Association, along with CoBank, one of its lenders, recently donated $10,000 to 360 Communities. Dakota Electric’s $5,000 donation was matched by CoBank through the company’s “Sharing Success” grant program.
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Dakota Electric donates $40,000 to local school districts
Dakota Electric Association recently awarded $10,000 from unclaimed capital credits to go toward specific needs within four different school districts.
Superintendents and representatives from Cannon Falls, Northfield, Randolph and Red Wing attended a recent […]
Elvestad wins Dakota Electric’s Township Leader award
Dakota Electric Association recently awarded Jamie Elvestad, Farmington, the Township Leader of the Year award. Each year, Dakota Electric seeks to recognize outstanding leadership with the award, and Dakota Electric Director Jerry Pittman attended a […]
Dakota Electric Association nominated for national Cooperative Purpose Award
Dakota Electric Association was recently nominated for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA) Cooperative Purpose Award. The award, new in 2015, recognizes cooperatives for their efforts at improving the quality of life for their […]
More than 7,000 attended Dakota Electric’s Member Appreciation Event
Dakota Electric Association had a total of 7,081 people attend the company’s 18th annual Member Appreciation Event at the […]
Dakota Electric crews work on power restoration after storms
UDPATE: Call in if still out of power
FARMINGTON, Minn. (7 p.m., July 18, 2015) — Dakota Electric Association crews continue to work on the remaining outages after last night’s storm. Less than 30 […]
Local students return from Washington D.C. trip
Five area high school students, sponsored by Dakota Electric Association, recently returned from a Washington D.C. trip-of-a-lifetime. Dakota Electric’s students joined more than 1,600 students from across the nation (41 from Minnesota) for the 51st […]
